Table 2 Descriptive statistics for women included in the study. Numerical variables are presented as mean (standard deviation) or median [interquartile range], and categorical variables as count (%)
B 2004 | B 2016 | K 2004 | K 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 2627 | 2656 | 2556 | 2580 |
Age | 32.3 (4.9) | 44.3 (5.0) | 35.8 (4.8) | 47.8 (4.9) |
Cohort | 1972 | 1972 | 1968 | 1968 |
[1968, 1975] | [1968, 1975] | [1965, 1971] | [1965, 1971] | |
Australian | 2104 (80.1) | 2128 (80.1) | 1982 (77.5) | 2002 (77.6) |
Indigenousa | 37 ( 1.4) | 36 ( 1.4) | 32 ( 1.3) | 32 ( 1.2) |
Education | ||||
- 11- | 287 (10.9) | 174 ( 6.6) | 417 (16.3) | 263 (10.2) |
- 12 | 388 (14.8) | 208 ( 7.8) | 395 (15.5) | 225 ( 8.7) |
- bach+ | 857 (32.6) | 835 (31.4) | 678 (26.5) | 703 (27.2) |
- dipl/cert | 1094 (41.6) | 1436 (54.1) | 1066 (41.7) | 1384 (53.6) |
- NA | 1 ( 0.0) | 3 ( 0.1) | 0 ( 0.0) | 5 ( 0.2) |
Has Partner | 2490 (94.8) | 2253 (84.8) | 2341 (91.6) | 2129 (82.5) |
Employment status | ||||
- Full time | 307 (11.7) | 1195 (45.0) | 547 (21.4) | 1365 (52.9) |
- Part time | 858 (32.7) | 992 (37.3) | 1025 (40.1) | 845 (32.8) |
- Maternity leave | 294 (11.2) | 2 ( 0.1) | 31 ( 1.2) | 0 ( 0.0) |
- Not in labour force | 1099 (41.8) | 395 (14.9) | 887 (34.7) | 317 (12.3) |
- Unemployed | 69 ( 2.6) | 72 ( 2.7) | 66 ( 2.6) | 53 ( 2.1) |
Incomeb | 542 | 1018 | 567 | 1136 |
[373, 778] | [667, 1467] | [383, 813] | [754, 1603] | |
Number of adults | 2 [2, 2] | 2 [2, 3] | 2 [2, 2] | 2 [2, 3] |
Number of children | 2 [1, 2] | 2 [1, 3] | 2 [2, 3] | 2 [1, 2] |
GP visits | 3 [2, 6] | 4 [2, 6] | 3 [1, 6] | 4 [2, 7] |
Any peri- or ante-natal codes | 1883 (71.7) | 42 ( 1.6) | 369 (14.4) | 11 ( 0.4) |